In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullah,

Without a desire to live with the aim of achieving paradise, this brief sojourn on earth becomes essentially meaningless. The key to such rightful aspirations is knowledge. The quran and hadith collection are replete with exhortations to acquire knowledge; seeking knowledge is compulsory. Of all types of knowledge, that of the religious sciences is superior in terms of its ultimate value to us as human beings. In the din and bustle of living we are apt to forget that we are created to worship Allah; worship in Islam is a broad concept and in order to fulfill this requirement properly, knowledge of the religious sciences is essential.

This course offered by Mufti Yusuf Mullan provides this broad base upon which our "worship" can be fully realized; it helps in the memorizing and correct recitation of Quran;

the observance of true Islamic etiquette; the development of correct Islamic adaab and culture; it gives a deep insight into self development from an Islamic perspective and provides a framework for Islamic sociological thinking and practice.

And why do we need all of this? So as to prepare ourselves for the life beyond the grave.

I recommend this course to anyone who has a genuine concern for acquiring the knowledge that would facilitate attempting to live this life according to Islamic practice while consciously striving to attain the abode of paradise in the hereafter.

Wassalaam,

Rafioun Mohammed

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